The Lure of Shapinsay

Ever since Kait Swanney could remember, the old crones of the village
have been warning her to stay away from the selkies. They claim that
like sirens of old, the seal men creep from the inky waters, shed their
skins, and entice women to their deaths beneath the North Sea. But
avoiding an encounter becomes impossible when Kait is spotted at the
water’s edge, moments after the murder of a half-selkie infant.

Kait is awoken unexpectedly by a beautiful, naked selkie man seeking
revenge. After she declares her innocence, the intruder darts into the
night, but not before inadvertently bewitching her with an overpowering
lure.

Kait obsesses over a reunion deep beneath the bay and
risks her own life to be reunited with her selkie. But when she lands
the dangerous lover, the chaos that follows leaves Kait little time to
wonder—is it love setting her on fire or has she simply been lured?

Review

Kait lives a stubborn life on land. Her brother tries to
marry her off to a man she doesn’t want and to top it all off, she has a
vengeful selkie after her. While trying to prove her innocence to the selkie
man, she’s captivated by his ethereal beauty. She knows his lure could be her
death, but she’ll do anything to keep him.

The Lure of Shapinsay
completely blew me away. Kait and Eamon are prime examples of two people in
love who’d do anything for each other and Krista Holle certainly gives them
life, making them feel real. They struggled with making their relationship work
as they were from two completely different worlds. This lovely romance took an
already impossible situation, Kait and Eamon’s unusual mutual attraction, and
formed a lesson about love. Love doesn’t always happen as expected, but when it
does happen what would you do? Would you fight for a forever kind of love, like
Kait and Eamon’s?

Reading about selkie folklore is still quite new for me.
I’ve read a couple of stories but none delved as deep into their mystery. There
was never any misunderstanding of Eamon’s actions, like his rash adventures on
the island, because they were explained through facts about the selkie woven
into the story. The historical element was a perfect backdrop of Kait and
Eamon’s story. Their way of life and even their language was different, but it
caused their claims of love and devotion to come across as even more romantic.

The Lure is a
paranormal romance promising heartfelt emotions and determined lovers. With
astonishing twists and turns The Lure of
Shapinsay will lure you in from page one and keep you until you drown in
contentment.